Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 124 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 124
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 124
  3. Negative: 88 out of 124

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  1. Eithen
    Jun 23, 2021
    0
    This is the worst game I've tried. It could be fun if they fix all the bugs that exist, but I don't really think this will happen. The most annoying part is that you have a button to dodge, but you just can't because it's completely lagged.
  2. Itsapaul
    Jun 23, 2021
    0
    It doesn't actually work correctly, so it can't really be called a game. IF it functioned, it'd be a completely forgettable action game you might play one day on game pass or something since it's free anyway. The fact that it punishes solo play by just giving you the same encounters as multiplayer but has a god awful multiplayer interface should probably be an indicator to stay away.
  3. Steyraus
    Jun 24, 2021
    2
    Playing this game brought back memories of the Silent Hill franchise being butchered by Tom Hewlett and Co..
    What a disrespect the the origional Dark Alliance games which are beloved by millions.. Seriously why resurect an IP if your studio dosent have the tallent or skill to make a good game. This Tugue games fought for this license aswell, its like they hated the first DA games and    Playing this game brought back memories of the Silent Hill franchise being butchered by Tom Hewlett and Co..
    What a disrespect the the origional Dark Alliance games which are beloved by millions.. Seriously why resurect an IP if your studio dosent have the tallent or skill to make a good game. This Tugue games fought for this license aswell, its like they hated the first DA games and wanted to spite the fand, because this game is buggy and low effort.    … Expand
  4. TheBraveFencer
    Jun 24, 2021
    3
    To start, I’m a big fan of Salvatore’s books and especially Drizzt. This didn’t have to do a lot to feel like a fun time with my favorite characters, I’m very much a AA-game and B-movie kind of dude so not asking for a lot in those departments.

    Thing is, it has to feel good and a lot of this does not. Screen tearing, horrible enemy AI, and sloppy combat mechanics make this very hard to    To start, I’m a big fan of Salvatore’s books and especially Drizzt. This didn’t have to do a lot to feel like a fun time with my favorite characters, I’m very much a AA-game and B-movie kind of dude so not asking for a lot in those departments.

    Thing is, it has to feel good and a lot of this does not. Screen tearing, horrible enemy AI, and sloppy combat mechanics make this very hard to recommend. On top of that, you can’t add friendly bots if say you wanted to play offline for a bit to collect loot before the next online session. Furthermore, the difficulty won’t scale for singleplayer, making things even messier.

    This is 100% a game in Early Access. They need to get ahead now with patch release details assuring this will be a proper game at some point.    … Expand
  5. Pasiv
    Jun 24, 2021
    2
    Omg WTF, its my first review on metacritic because i am So disapointed. I survived to play about 20 min and i quited. It look good but its totally like made by students that is still beta version. Aside graphic everything has huge problem
  6. Hiraya
    Jun 24, 2021
    1
    This game is something, not good... but something.

    Its quite buggy and horribly optimized. The faster u move your mouse the slower you turn. which is just stupid. Story is sub par. Combat is clunky and unresponsive. There is a huge gap between lvl 7 and lvl 15, which is a good few hours of using the same old skills. Levels are the same. Walk trough a corridor enter a somewhat roundish    This game is something, not good... but something.

    Its quite buggy and horribly optimized. The faster u move your mouse the slower you turn. which is just stupid. Story is sub par. Combat is clunky and unresponsive. There is a huge gap between lvl 7 and lvl 15, which is a good few hours of using the same old skills. Levels are the same. Walk trough a corridor enter a somewhat roundish area to fight enemy. Rinse and repeat.

    Not to mention the broken hitboxes, traps that damage you even though they are not on and the horrible AI, 6/10 times the AI just stand there. Without even attacking. If you play on the difficulty that is recommended for you, you 2/3 hit every enemy. Play on 1 difficulty higher and every enemy becomes a bullet sponge like a mini boss..

    Levels do look great though and really captures the D&D vibes.

    Not worth the 40 euros, it is free on xbox gamepass for pc and xbox.    … Expand
  7. Raddox
    Jun 26, 2021
    1
    I ask why? Why does such a wonderful universe have to get something as terrible as this game? I will not elaborate here about the qualities of this game (there are none). At least it couldn't be done in the style of God of War or Devils may Cry?
  8. Pbeadzrmaemh
    Jun 26, 2021
    3
    A mess, full of bugs. Enemy hits register before they even begin the attacking animation.
  9. TonsofTrees
    Jun 23, 2021
    3
    The game is a buggy mess. As a fan of D&D and R.A. Salvatore's books I was very excited to play this. After a little over an hour I can say I have played all it offers and even that is a laggy, off hit-box, rinse repeat "slasher" without any precision or depth to warrant it the title of the prior stated.
  10. ItsAbove
    Jun 24, 2021
    3
    I wanted to play this game at first, it looked interesting and I was looking forward to it but after playing it for a few hours it wasn't fun, The game feels like it wasn't ready at all, they could fix it but it will take a lot of work to be able to get it to just a good status kind of Cyberpunk-esque. The game has a terrible AI, the archer character is broken, the game is not fun soloI wanted to play this game at first, it looked interesting and I was looking forward to it but after playing it for a few hours it wasn't fun, The game feels like it wasn't ready at all, they could fix it but it will take a lot of work to be able to get it to just a good status kind of Cyberpunk-esque. The game has a terrible AI, the archer character is broken, the game is not fun solo and in a group, there was a bug that keeps kicking you off the party after the mission. Animations are bad and this game just doesn't feel good.… Expand
  11. churros
    Jul 3, 2021
    6
    Pros:
    + beautiful scenarios
    + interesting world
    + classes feel different

    Cons:
    - sluggish combat
    - unbalanced
    - input lag on consoles
    - boring characters and story
    - bad z-targeting
    - bad stamina-based combat
    - bugs
    - grindy
  12. Dubeau
    Jun 30, 2021
    4
    Dark Alliance did not feel like a RPG at all. It's a fighting game with some level ups. There is some exploration in the levels, but there is no town, no village, no NPC. The story is delivered though enemies that babbles from far away, and some very difficult to read, tomes and artifacts. The story felt useless and completely incoherent. In single player the game is ok until you hit theDark Alliance did not feel like a RPG at all. It's a fighting game with some level ups. There is some exploration in the levels, but there is no town, no village, no NPC. The story is delivered though enemies that babbles from far away, and some very difficult to read, tomes and artifacts. The story felt useless and completely incoherent. In single player the game is ok until you hit the locked level, that force you a level of difficulty higher. And the wall is pretty stiff to climb. If you add a bad targeting system, no precision in fighting, long combo that expose you. Yet, the levels are great. The soundtrack is quite decent and the creatures design are real pro. But the game by itself gets boring and frustrating very fast. It isn't assemble like a real RPG should be. I give it a 44%.… Expand
  13. Andrudis
    Jul 2, 2021
    2
    I can only recommend to stay away from this crap. This game is an insult to D&D fans and not worth time
  14. ScienceAdvisor
    Jun 23, 2021
    1
    This should be ready to re-release in a few years. Right now, just about every aspect of this is broken, from AI, to mechanics, hitboxes, and general gameplay design. This was even less ready for release than Fallout 76, or CyberPunk 2077. The good thing is that this once again proves that some of the "professional" critics are shilling, or do not even bother to play the game beforeThis should be ready to re-release in a few years. Right now, just about every aspect of this is broken, from AI, to mechanics, hitboxes, and general gameplay design. This was even less ready for release than Fallout 76, or CyberPunk 2077. The good thing is that this once again proves that some of the "professional" critics are shilling, or do not even bother to play the game before 'reviewing' it.

    For the historical record, at the time of this review the following scores were given by these highly trustworthy source:

    PC Gamer, and Eurogamer Italy gave it an 8 / 10

    Millenium (?), IGN Italia, God is a Geek (ok that has to be fake), GAMINGbible (?), Shacknews, and Attack of the Fanboy (another fake?) gave it 7 / 10

    Multiplayer.it (worst webpage I have seen in decades - plural) gave it a 6.6 / 10 but did not bother with a review. So you know they are professional.    … Expand
  15. MrMT
    Jun 24, 2021
    3
    It's baffling to me how anyone could give this game a good score. Yes the atmosphere is well done, the environment and cut scenes have charm - but the game itself simply doesn't work. The combat is sluggish and unintuitive, the control scheme feels like it's fighting against itself, and the AI is bafflingly bad - as in, how could anyone in good conscience release it in this state? If youIt's baffling to me how anyone could give this game a good score. Yes the atmosphere is well done, the environment and cut scenes have charm - but the game itself simply doesn't work. The combat is sluggish and unintuitive, the control scheme feels like it's fighting against itself, and the AI is bafflingly bad - as in, how could anyone in good conscience release it in this state? If you have any elevation, or are across any gap, or are even at a certain distance, the AI simply cannot react to you, so as an archer you go go through entire levels killing everything and aggroing nothing. I could continue, but bottom line: this game is in no way ready for release, and it's nigh on incomprehensible that Xbox would associate the Game Pass Day 1 brand with this game.… Expand
  16. SunPraiser
    Jun 23, 2021
    0
    Terrible animation, broken sound, repetitive & clunky combat, and a buggy mess all around. I had high hopes because I loved Dark Alliance on PS2, but this is just uninspired and boring. You would be wise to save your money for one of the other millions of games that are better than this pile of turd.
  17. RudolphWolf
    Jun 23, 2021
    0
    Absolute trash!!

    Blind and dormant enemies, attack animations worse than mobile games, horrible physics... not to mention the graphics itself...
  18. Greywolf7995
    Jun 24, 2021
    3
    The game looks pretty interesting but its full of glitches , you can lure enemys to kill themselves , Xbox One S is working like a jet on this game, difficulty is terrible i switched to the recommended on second dungeon and its impossible to kil the boss but in the own stupid way , AI is stupid like a chair .
  19. Tiamat1985
    Jun 26, 2021
    0
    Una schifezza totale, meccaniche tristissime, AI ridicola, animazioni legnose, gameplay non divertente, loot da mmo ftp... Perdita di connessione frequente nel multiplayer online (unico presente) con perdita di tempo annessa (perdita di loot e progressione) e lag estrema.
  20. Lionar
    Jun 26, 2021
    0
    One thing need an action game ...the combat ..and here you don't find it ....AI just ignore you if you are catti....or if you get away some ft, animations are clunky, hitbox are near double the model in size (try to jump over enemy or other player), netcode problems ....it's another good IP wasted
  21. ZapRowsdower
    Jun 23, 2021
    0
    Not much that I can say that hasn't already been said. This is just not a good game, which is disappointing because I'm looking for a fun and fresh RPG game to play. I guess I have to stick with playing something older for now.
  22. RecycledKaos
    Jun 24, 2021
    3
    As a fan of the source material, the previous two games in the series, D&D games, hack and slash games, and just games in general. This game is offensively bad. I was able to play it for free on game pass and even then found it to be a waste of time. The character models are ugly, the combat is slow and clunky, the general tutorial area/start of the game is abhorrent. Don't even waste yourAs a fan of the source material, the previous two games in the series, D&D games, hack and slash games, and just games in general. This game is offensively bad. I was able to play it for free on game pass and even then found it to be a waste of time. The character models are ugly, the combat is slow and clunky, the general tutorial area/start of the game is abhorrent. Don't even waste your time if it's free. Let alone pay money for this drivel. Full lack of respect for the previous entries or the source material from the devs. Just a cash-in on a name. At least make this **** generic fantasy. An affront to D&D games and hack and slash.… Expand
  23. TeamEllis
    Jun 28, 2021
    0
    Terrible game. Clunky and glitchy. The combat is not enjoyable at all and plays like **** Kind of insulting that they released this garbage.
  24. leaveit
    Jun 23, 2021
    0
    Hitbox/collision issues every few seconds, grossly unbalanced classes, AI that only activates on physical approach, shockingly repetitive enemies and environments. The game is virtually just walking down the same corridor for several minutes before fighting some combination of 5-10 of the same 4 enemy types over and over again. A noticeably inferior game to its namesake, Baldur's Gate:Hitbox/collision issues every few seconds, grossly unbalanced classes, AI that only activates on physical approach, shockingly repetitive enemies and environments. The game is virtually just walking down the same corridor for several minutes before fighting some combination of 5-10 of the same 4 enemy types over and over again. A noticeably inferior game to its namesake, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - and I can't imagine anyone disagrees.… Expand
  25. Goo4you
    Jun 24, 2021
    2
    I have been reading the Drizzt books since I learned of them in the summer of 1998. I can't begin to explain to you how absolutely disappointed I am with this. It's shockingly bad. You can't play this solo, even if you decided to try, it's ungodly buggy. I'd expect something like this game as a late PS2 release. Worst game of the year so far. Even if you're a fan of Drizzt, don't spendI have been reading the Drizzt books since I learned of them in the summer of 1998. I can't begin to explain to you how absolutely disappointed I am with this. It's shockingly bad. You can't play this solo, even if you decided to try, it's ungodly buggy. I'd expect something like this game as a late PS2 release. Worst game of the year so far. Even if you're a fan of Drizzt, don't spend your money on this. It's a terminally flawed game.… Expand
  26. Nitaro
    Jun 24, 2021
    5
    Just another mediocre game. So disappointed especially on the campaign side, since I mostly play single player. If you want this for a single player, just don't. It's one of those multiplayer mmos where offline mode is just lack of online buddies. Even for multiplayer it feels like just a mediocre game. Just play vermentide games instead
  27. jimmate
    Jun 30, 2021
    0
    absolutely awful, i'll give it a 1 for its setting as that's the only thing it gets right, the places you go are all pretty good looking and the setting is good, but everything else in the game is just straight up bad.. the AI is the worst i've seen in a long time, the combat feels floaty and attacks dont seem to have much impact, in a hack and slash game the combat really needs to beabsolutely awful, i'll give it a 1 for its setting as that's the only thing it gets right, the places you go are all pretty good looking and the setting is good, but everything else in the game is just straight up bad.. the AI is the worst i've seen in a long time, the combat feels floaty and attacks dont seem to have much impact, in a hack and slash game the combat really needs to be nailed and sadly this is nowhere near up to scratch. playing single player the game is awfully balanced, even playing a difficulty down from recommended power level the bosses still 1 shot you, and are absolute SPONGES, literally taking HUNDREDS of attacks to take them down. i'm a huge dark souls / bloodborne / sekiro fan and have platinumed all of them, it's not a case of "git gud", it's a case of awful balancing, if you're giving players an option to play solo, atleast add scaling for solo.… Expand
  28. SirTain
    Jul 1, 2021
    0
    It's not really fun, and it's not a Dark Alliance game. It's basically a less good Vermintide with more RPG elements.
  29. Spellgazer
    Jul 1, 2021
    0
    This game is only good for the garbage, sorry but don't bother to buy, watch some online reviews instead.
  30. LukeClifford
    Jun 24, 2021
    5
    For now the game gets a 5/10. Yes, there is bugs, AI is not the greatest, Collision sucks, crashes out of hte blue in multiplayer.....Yet....there is alot of fun to be had. I am playing through with my old son and he is having a blast. The scenery looks great, running around in free form. Find those secrets Dungeon and dragons is known for is appealing. What is the mug doing in hiddenFor now the game gets a 5/10. Yes, there is bugs, AI is not the greatest, Collision sucks, crashes out of hte blue in multiplayer.....Yet....there is alot of fun to be had. I am playing through with my old son and he is having a blast. The scenery looks great, running around in free form. Find those secrets Dungeon and dragons is known for is appealing. What is the mug doing in hidden in that pile of junk...Finding stuff is half the fun. I only see this game getting better and better. I can hardly believe people give this game a 10, let alone a zero. This game has potential and looking forward to see what they do. Happy adventuring!… Expand
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Metascore
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 37
  3. Negative: 13 out of 37
  1. Riot Pixels
    Sep 12, 2021
    33
    You know that a cooperative game is stillborn when you spend several minutes looking for random players to team up with even on a launch week. Probably because it’s one of the worst D&D games in ages.
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  2. CD-Action
    Sep 1, 2021
    60
    Dark Alliance is a disappointingly run-of-the-mill action RPG whose most distinctive features are bugs and connection issues. Solid combat and levelling systems are not enough to outweigh repetitive, boring environments and the lack of decent endgame content. [09/2021, p.44]
  3. Malditos Nerds
    Jul 22, 2021
    30
    Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance is a blemish on a franchise that is always fondly remembered by its fan base. None of its features is up to the series and doesn't even allow us to fulfill the role-playing fantasies that Dungeons & Dragons has given us for so many decades.
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